The present invention provides a hairstyling cosmetic that applies easily fits smoothly to hair thickens thus has a superior hairstyling capacity immediately after application and has suitable setting capacity, re-hairstyling capacity, and non-stickiness because upon completion of hairstyling, entire solvent volatilizes and a hairstyling component precipitates.The hairstyling cosmetic of the present invention is characterized by comprising:(a) one or more block-type alkylene oxide derivative(s) selected from formulae (1), (II), and (III), which is solid at room temperature (25°C) and insoluble in water but soluble in lower alcohols to become transparent and(b) a solvent containing water and a lower alcohol,wherein the component (a) dissolves in component (b),and as the lower alcohol preferentially volatilizes after application, component (a) is admixed with the solvent with a changed composition, and then substantially entire solvent volatilizes: R1O-[(AO)p(EO)q(AO)r]-R2 (I) R1O-[(EO)p(AO)q(EO)r]-R2 (II) R1O-[(EO)p(AO)qR3(AO)s(EO)r]-R2 (III)wherein AO is an oxyalkylene group having 3 to 4 carbon atoms, EO is an oxyethylene group, p, q, r, and s are the average addition mole numbers, 1≦p+r≦90, and 1≦q+s≦90, the percentage of the oxyethylene groups with respect to the sum of the oxyalkylene groups having 3 to 4 carbon atoms and the oxyethylene groups is 20 to 80 mass % each of R1 and R2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom and they can be either the same or different and R3 is a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms.
